Re: Arch linux ps3 project

Wii is PPC32, PS3 is PPC64, Wii is missing Altivec, PS3 includes Altivec, Arch-PPC developers are dead, this sucks :\Some of us could work together and make a full PowerPC Arch distro hosting PPC32 and PPC64 packages and kernels. I'd open a Google Code project if I could find the create a project page.....Anyone who wants to help please tell me!

Re: Arch linux ps3 project

On a powerpc system, programs that utilize less than 3gb of RAM and don't make use of 64-bit precision will actually run more slowly when compiled as 32-bit than when compiled as 64-bit, because more cache space will be used to store the same data. This is different from x86-64, where 64-bit is almost always faster. When using the Power architecture, it usually makes the most sense to run a 64-bit kernel with a mainly 32-bit userland and only compile really heavyweight stuff as power64. So a port to power64 could probably use most of the work in place already for arch-ppc.

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Anyone have a clue how to compile a new pacman.static for ppc64? That way we can add it to the gentoo minimal install cd and have at the very least a nice rescue cd for ps3 arch, if not a very strong jumping off point for a net-install cd.

Btw, I am interested in seeing other people's kernels as they update them. I tried to make a ps3 one for 2.6.33-rc1, but it somehow came out like 10x bigger than all the other ones I've seen. Is it supposed to be compressed or something? I don't know much about kernel compiling.

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Ever since Sony decided to stop including the OtherOS feature in the Slims, most of the Cell development has stopped. Well atleast open source anyway. I myself reformatted and instead just got a PSP. So I don't think many people would be interested in a PPC64 port for our beloved PS3's anymore.

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Definitely an interesting read. I just installed xubuntu 9.10 on a ps3 for a relative partially just to see if it really worked and was curious as to the possibilities in regards to Arch. Unfortunately I don't have a PS3 myself yet so I can't join the effort.

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I know this thread is super old now, but I just got a PS3 Slim (CECH-2001A) and I shipped it to someone in Georgia, USA to downgrade it for me. Once I get it back I might want to try and install linux on it, and I've tried out Arch and liked it a lot. Can anyone offer a progress update? Does it install well from PettitBoot? Was that baseinstall ISO ever posted anywhere?

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I thought Sony "fixed" that. Or do you mean that the downgrade reverts the machine back to a release before Sony broke faith with consumers (again)?If you cannot boot an alternate OS, I think you are hosed.

Edit: Leaving this open as this is the most appropriate place to discuss this.Edit2: Also, PPC development is dead. Arch is an X86 / X86_64 distro.

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Re: Arch linux ps3 project

ewaller wrote:

I thought Sony "fixed" that. Or do you mean that the downgrade reverts the machine back to a release before Sony broke faith with consumers (again)?If you cannot boot an alternate OS, I think you are hosed.

Edit: Leaving this open as this is the most appropriate place to discuss this.Edit2: Also, PPC development is dead. Arch is an X86 / X86_64 distro.

Yeah with custom firmware for the PS3 you can restore the usability of the "OtherOS" functions. I think in OFW (Official FW) 4.21 they removed the OtherOS stuff. I just shipped my PS3 Slim (got it used) to someone in Georgia to get it downgraded, and that should allow me to do some awesome things with it. I can't wait to get it back! Kholddagger a few posts up back in 2010 said s/he had a base install CD s/he made... I wanted to see if I could install Arch from that just to play around with it on older hardware. Even if ArchPPC development is basically dead I still wanna give it a try if I can.